Democracy in Seychelles
Seychelles: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Seychelles, 1903–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Seychelles is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Seychelles peaked at 5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1972.
Seychelles ranks 1st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 1 Bolivia 5 compare
- 1 Botswana 5 compare
- 1 Brazil 5 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 1 East Timor 5 compare
- 1 Gambia 5 compare
- 1 Guatemala 5 compare
- 1 Honduras 5 compare
- 1 Ireland 4 compare
- 1 Lesotho 5 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 1 Maldives 5 compare
- 1 Malta 4 compare
- 1 Montenegro 5 compare
- 1 Nepal 5 compare
- 1 Poland 5 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 5 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 5 compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0597 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4096 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0283 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 147.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4806 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Seychelles?
- Democracy in Seychelles was 5 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1972.
- How does Seychelles rank for democracy?
- Seychelles ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).